Kazakhstan is shocked by terrorist attacks
Kazakhstan is put on high alert after shocking terrorist attacks in the city of Aktobe on June 5. A group of young men in Aktobe robbed the gun store in the city center and terrorized the whole city.
Land protests and Nazarbayev
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has been ruled by Nursultan Nazarbayev who declared himself as a lifelong president. Nobody has challenged his reign until now although recently Nazarbayev has faced a significant threat to his authoritarian regime and had to take measures.